What Our Panel Thought
Aroma: “Medium-sweet red apples with some brown sugar and earthy notes. Some esters of pears or peaches. Mild apple-blossom aroma melds with the esters with hints of roses and perfume.”
Flavor: “Sweet apples, fully ripe. Acidity nicely balances the residual sugars. Some tannic astringency in the aftertaste. Fairly sweet but not quite cloying as the acid supplies balance. Very fruity.”
Overall: “Rich and earthy, full of sweet, bruised-apple flavors. Perhaps a bit cloying in the midpalate from the vanilla notes. A very fruity example. Nose is richer than the flavor. Apple character is somewhat muddled. Showcases both sweet and tart apple characteristics. Very drinkable.”
What the Brewers Say
“Iceman uses the process of freezing apple juice to produce a cider with a crisp apple taste and notes of caramel and toffee. Oak-aging yields a smooth, pleasing vanilla character.”